CARTER COUNTY, Okla. -- Officials in Carter County are going after people who have not paid up on their taxes.

You may have seen the list in the newspapers of dozens of names of people who have reportedly not paid their taxes. County officials say they put the list in every paper across Oklahoma.

Those who do not pay their property taxes within three years could have a lien placed against their property, according to a state statute.

"You know I’d like to stress it’s important to pay your taxes. You can not just go without paying them. You have actually four years before you lose the property, but in that four year period the fees and interest really add up, and you need to pay them soon as possible," Carter County treasurer Ladonna Miller says.

Miller says she will contact mortgage lenders who will usually help homeowners pay those taxes.